FLORIDA – Medicare cost without Medicaid, Full vs Partial Medicaid

For background information: I'm in Florida, on SSDI, and I have Medicare and Medicaid, which let's me get a Medicare Advantage Plan that's a D-SNP plan (both medicare and medicaid). This is how much I know.

What I don't know: I was told that I don't qualify for full Florida medicaid benefits because SSDI pays me too much, even though I'm underneath the federal poverty level. I don't understand this. I do still have Medically Needy Medicaid, though. What do FULL medicaid benefits entail? (If it helps, I currently earn $1247/month.)

What I also don't know: This one is complex and requires some background. Long story short, my family and I are in danger of losing out home, and since I can't work a normal job, I was thinking of trying to become a gaming streamer on twitch and see if I can make ANY money that way to help the family, but since I'm BARELY below the federal poverty level, I was concerned that ANY money I make will cause me to lose medicaid COMPLETELY, causing me to have to rely on medicare only, meaning I won't have a D-SNP plan where I pay nothing for doctor visits or hospital visits or anything and get a huge grocery card, on top of having to pay my medicare premium. And I was wondering, if this is true, does anyone know how badly losing medicaid will worsen the situation? Is it even worth it to try?

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